Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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HIV HAART Medications - Grouped by Brand Names and
images/6497 ** HIV ... HAART Medications ... Antiretroviral #Therapy #Pharmacology ... #Classification ... #Classes
Beta Lactam Antibiotic Classification

UPDATE 10/2018: meropenem-vaborbactam added

Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Monobactam, Carbapenems 

 - Dr. David Serota @serotavirus

#BetaLactams
Lactam Antibiotic Classification ... Cephalosporins #Classification ... #Pharmacology # ... Classes
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 β€’ Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 β€’ Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Hypothyroidism β€’ Medication-induced ... β€’ Infectious: HIV ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 β€’ Increases BP, SVR
 β€’ Risk of reflex bradycardia
and Inotropes - Pharmacology ... β€’ Higher doses cause ... cAMP/cGMP β€’ Causes ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #Pharmacology ... Summary #management #medications
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
be treated with IV ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... suggests urinary losses ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differential Diagnosis: Causes ... starvation, diabetic) Causes ... Acetazolamide Causes ... Mineralocorticoid excess Causes ... - Salicylates Causes
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
was treated by his ... other potential causes ... the condition, case ... steroids (some cases ... #physicalexam #neurology
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One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
fasciculus), which causes ... The most common causes ... and started on IV ... ophthalmology #neurology
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Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 β€’ Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
β€’ Common Causes ... gastric acidity, medications ... consider IM or IV